Voice of climate-by Naseem Sheikh

Afforestation is one of the best buffers in terms of negative impacts of climate change in the world. Prime Minister, Imran Khan, appeals to all Pakistanis, especially school children that everyone should plant two trees on 18th August to celebrate "Plant4Pakistan day" across Pakistan. more than 22 million plants will be planted across Pakistan today. According to the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) 2017 survey, only 5.7% of Pakistan’s land was covered by forest. The report added that Pakistan lost up to 43,000 hectares of forest every year from 2000 to 2010. This is the highest deforestation rate among Asian countries. The federal government has estimated a one per cent increase in forest area in the country from the Billion Tree Tsunami The forestation project would require a funding of Rs. 125 billion for the first phase and will provide green cover to around 0.8 million hectares of land. As per the proposal, around 4.5 billion saplings will be planted in the country du...

Water may be a immense issue and clearly deserves monumental attention. Not solely is there a risk of decline in water provides however there’s additionally a probable increase in demand. Like all resources, we've to manage offer and demand. meaning protective and managing water sources, managing demand and creating gains in potency. In Islamic Republic of Pakistan there's a larger decision to make massive dams to deal with water inadequacy and generate electricity. The matter with dams used for power generation is that in most cases they just displace water inadequacy from one place to a different. As a result of water inadequacy is such a vital issue, any construction should be preceded by a comprehensive impact assessment. additionally, Islamic Republic of Pakistan also can inspect alternative solutions – like star and wind. Pakistan’s across the country Determined Contribution (NDC) document submitted to UNFCCC, as a part o...